The word chocolate is derived from the Aztecs names for the tree, and for the drink they prepared from the beans. Chocolate was first cultivated as a crop, by ancient Mesoamerican peoples. They used cacao beans to create a frothy chocolate drink flavored with spices. Monday, March 05, 2018. Dark chocolate can help lower high blood pressure. It has been hypothesized that flavonoi.

Dairy products are produced from milk. Tuesday, March 20, 2018. Blue cheese is a type of cheese characterized by visible blue-green veins of mold throughout the interior cheese and by a sharp, piquant flavor. The typical appearance of the blue mold cheese varieties is due to the growth and development of the mold Penicillium roqueforti.

LEARN ABOUT FOOD INGREDIENT AND THE FUNCTION OF FOOD INGREDIENT. INGREDIENT IS A SUBSTANCE THAT FORMS PART OF A MIXTURE. IN COOKING OR FOOD PROCESSING, RECIPES SPECIFY WHICH INGREDIENTS ARE USED TO PREPARE A SPECIFIC DISH. MANY COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS CONTAIN A SECRET INGREDIENT PURPOSELY TO MAKE THEM BETTER THAN OTHERS. Tuesday, March 27, 2018. This plain tomato sauce can be spiced up before using in soups or in pink or red sauces. The thicker sauce wanted, the more tomatoes needed.

Fruit juice is a liquid naturally contained in fruit tissue. Fruit juice is prepared by mechanically by squeezing or macerating fresh fruits without application of heat or solvents. Fruit juices are often consumed for their health benefits. Monday, March 26, 2018. Lemon juice can improves digestive system. Lemon is an important medicinal plant of the family Rutaceae. Citrus fruits contain various kinds of flavonoids such as flavanone glycoside, flavone glycoside, and polymethoxyflavone.

The genus of blueberries Vaccinium, is widespread, with species being found in the Himalayas, New Guinea and the Andean regions of South America. Antioxidants have been found to generate diverse positive impacts on human health and the highest benefits are obtained by the consumption of fresh blueberries. Now the growth demand for fresh blueberry fruit has not only required greater production of fruit during summer but also year-round supply from the southern hemisphere. Monday, March 26, 2018.

Wednesday, August 12, 2015. In humans, gastrointestinal absorption of manganese is greatly increased in pregnant mother and in newborns.

Tuesday, July 28, 2015. Regarded as the first woman in history to teach advanced mathematics, Hypatia of Alexandria was a mathematician, scientist and philosopher. Hypatia was born sometime around AD 370 when women stayed at home, only the men went to school, held jobs and became involved in government. Hypatia was very young when her mother died so she spent most of her childhood with only her father. Hypatia taught at the Neoplatonic School in Alexandria, becoming the s.

Friday, July 24, 2015. The invention of popcorn machine by Charles Cretors. The original method used to popcorn was to hold and shake a wire basket filled with raw corn kernels over an open flame or fire. Charles Cretors was the first of Chicago to develop a steam-driven machine in 1885 to popcorn in such volume that it could be sold from street wagons propelled first by hand, then by horse and finally by gasoline motor. These carts were quickly seen on every street following the hungry crowds.